Animal trap



Nov. 28, 1939. A. J. HAYDEN 2.181,551

ANIMAL TRAP Filed May 21, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ajced JJl qyden mfg A. J. HAYDEN ANIMAL TRAP Nov. 28, 1939.

2 She e ts-Sheet 2 Filed May 21, 1938 AZ rgd .IJiayden,

Patented Nov 2 8i I V i 4 I I 2,181,551 a time s HAIf -red J"; .fiayden, Port Orange, Application May 21",1938', Serial lv z qa es I s a r 11 Claims. (01. 43- 1 a v The en bn re at an al t n id th 9m? irig ebe b t P W are d more particularly to traps for" catching rodents, posed in the upper end of'the wallsotthe bait such as rats, or other small animals. iihan her. A longitudinally extending rod I8 is An object of 3 the invention is to provideIan desirably pivotall'y secured to the front'ei i d of the elficient trapof simplerand economical construcplate "oi said loop trigger, as indioatedat I; the tion which will be" effective in operation, and rod extending forwardly of the trap and through which can be readily handled without contact h'idl'lille l9 mountedin the front end. Wall therer with the animal iria cleanran'd sanitary manner. oi", front end wall [511 as well astherear end Another bbject is to provide a .trap, vwir ereih wall flare" desirably formed oi sheetiiietal with 10 t i m s v ed w i h isre a'siabl by ver ur ed edges m n fl n s ee t 10 the animal i e in t0 vre h t bai w th i Pi c of Wire me t infio he Another object is to provide means for 'effecr. and'iorming the side and top walls of the trap. tively and mercifully, killing the rat, or other I-he bottom 23 oi the trap is desirably of wood, animal, while in the trap, and removing the same and the end walls and wire mesh may be secured from the trap, which is then ready for re-use t o the edges oi the wood bottom. by suitable without necessity of contact with the animaL-nor fastening means, such as nails or staples, or the with the interior of the trap in baiting and prelilge -24." v paring it fer re-use. i The front end vWall of the trap provides an Other objects will appear hereinafter. entranceg-pening 9 which may be in theforin of The; invention consists in 'the features, come around hole; Guidevvays i0 areprovided inthe 20 bination, and arrangement Ipfflparts herein deiront'end wall of 'the'trap for slidably receiving scribed, and as particularly" pointed out in the a door or slide ll. "These guideways may desirclaims. i ably be fo rmed by a pla'te'I Z overlying the end With reference to the accompanying drawings wallwhich maybe of sheet metal, and having Figure 1 .is a plan view of aitrapembodying overturned side edges providing the grooves I0. 25

invention. V v i i plate-l2 maybe seemed to the sheet metal Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. i of the end Wall asby soldering.

Figs San d 4 are end views. a A lower stop for the door maybe formed by a Fig, 5 is an enlarged cross section substantially "lip Ht turned down 'from th'e overlying plate at I a .--the.-'bottom of the entrance 'opening therein whih Fig. 611s an enlarged fragmentary cross section registers with the c orrspohding'entrance opensubstantially. on the line 6- -6 of vFigure 1. ing in the endwa-ll to rormym'eeem one'entrance Referring to the drawings, represents the opening. {Elie longitudinal'rod norrnally tends to, trigger member desirably substantially in the extehd throughth'e frrme and'beyondthe front form of a loop having arms laand ib secured to face of the end wall, or its overlyinghpl'ate, and 35 opposite sidesof a plate 2 disposed substantially -whenthe door is in 'open or raised position, the at right angles to the plane ofythe loop, ex: v rod will'slide thereunder underv action of the tending away therefrom to provide weighting or counterbalahcingplate on "the loopgtrigger, and counterbalancing means. The arms I l 31 d lbof "will support thejdoor in open positionf When, 40 the 0 p g r are ,eXtended la y nd a how evr,,the trigger is'actuatedasibythe animal 40 p v lly d p d in p n n s 3 and {3a, in walls 'eeagtmgta reach"thedealt," the longitudinal E and ndi inw j anjend Wall 15' "rodwvill fhelvvithdravvriyiperniitting the, door to m' trap L 9 mmg bal-t er drop down, and close the entrance'opening in the the ban"- bemg adml-tted through an opemng or .ifronl'l wall of the trap. -The I'Od vvill thfiha'r openings, 6 in-the endwall. The bait chamber a w desirably may beformed by a piece of sheet metal face 9; 1799151 991 45 t t- -s ap to prov de-the wallsp'4' a l w fl q pl wrl lagaln and with the. connecting wall 4b oft-heU-shaped. u ardly R 115118715100! P Q t v member-soldered; or otherwise-securedfto the end 15am? suafibly f q may be nroyl-dedrswlth Dime trap? v a- S maHHnOtch-QS- in its lowerend to rest upon the 0 e oop t e s of su f m as t6 effecend of the longitudinalrod,.an'd..,the1 doormaytively obstruct the entrance to the bait chamber d6 $111v Y ed p 01" fla ge 26 from-the main chamber of thetrapfagainstthe p v d n a handle -meansfpr-raising -the same. passage of the animal, or access of the ariimal, 'l' he-invention also embodies'a lever device for =to the bait i-n the-bait c'zhamber, excepthy moving killing the animal in the fiorm of abar or lever 55 M which may be desirably pivotally secured to the floor or bottom of the trap adjacent the forward end of the trap, as shown at l5, and extending rearwardly through a vertically disposed elongated slot It in the rear end wall, the bar being of such length and the slot of such extent that the rat, or other animal, may be received thereunder for quickly and mercifully killing the same.

A suitable handle may be provided at I! having overturned or looped ends engaging the wire mesh forming the top of the trap.

It will thus be seen that an efficient trap is provided which will effectively capture and disend for swinging movement relative to said.

chambers, a door in said housing at the opposite end of the main chamber, and a rod for controlling said door, said rod being secured to said trigger, said trigger being of a formto completely obstruct the said communicating opening against passage of the animal or access of the animal to the bait chamber except by moving the trigger.

2. An animal trap according to claim l in which said housing has end Walls, and said bait chamber is formed by a pair of walls extending inwardly from an end wall of the housing, said trigger member being pivotally mounted in the upper ends of said pair of walls. V

3. An animal trap accordingto claim 1 in which said housing has end walls, and said bait chamber is formed by a pair of walls extending inwardly from an end wall of the housing, said bait chamber being of less width than said hous-- ing providing a space in said main chamber on either side of said bait chamber. V

4. An animal trap according to claim 1 in which said trigger is substantially in the form of a loop of wire or the like transverselydisposed' across said communicating opening, and preventing access of the animal to the bait chamber, except by moving the trigger, said trigger also including a plate member to which arms of the loop of wire are secured on either side of the plate,

said arms being extended; to form projections from either side of the plate to serve as pivots for supporting the trigger, said plate being disposed substantially 'at right angles to the plane of the loop of wire and being extended intosaid bait chamber to provide weighting means urging said trigger and the rod secured thereto toward the door.

5. An animal trap according to claim 1 in which said housing has end walls, and said bait chamcluding a wood bottom having sheet metal end walls secured to said woodbottom, and side and top walls formed of wire mesh received within overlying flanges of the metal end walls and secured thereto and secured to the sides of the wood bottom.

8. In an animal trap, an end wall of sheet metal having an'entrance opening therein, and means thereon providing spaced apart grooves, a door of sheet 'metal slidably received in said grooves, said, means also having a door stop member thereon for determining the closed position of said door, and an opening in said end wall above said entrance opening, a ferrule disposed in said opening, a rod slidably received in said ferrule, said door being adapted to be held in open elevated position by said rod disposed in said ferrule, and being adapted to close by gravity upon withdrawal of said rod into said ferrule, and means to actuate said rod comprising a trigger member to be engaged by the animal.

9. In an animal trap according to claim 8, said grooves being formed by a separate sheet metal plate overlying the said end wall and secured thereto and having an entrance opening registering with the entrance opening in the end wall, the longitudinal side edges of said overlying plate being turned over to provide the grooves forreceiving the door, a lip or flange being turned over from the sheet metal plate at the lower portion of the entrance opening therein to provide the door stop, and saidferrule being secured to and extending through said end Walland saidoverlying plate and substantially flush with the outer surface of said overlying plate.

10. An, animal trap according to claim 1 in which said housing has end walls, and said bait chamber is formed by a pair of walls extending inwardly'from an end wall of the housing, said triggermembe'r being supported by the upper ends of said pair of walls, said trigger member comprising substantially a loop of wire, and a plate disposed substantially'at right angles to theplane of the loop 'of wire, the arms of said wire being secured to the opposite sides of said plate, the ends of the arms being extended and turnedlaterally outwardly and pivotally received in holes in said walls of the bait chamber, said v rod being pivotally secured in the upper end of said plate and extending, forwardly, a ferrule mounted in the opposite end wall of the housing said rod extending into said ferrule and into engagement with said door slidably mounted on said endwall, said rodv bearing against said slidable door and being adapted to move under the door to support the same in elevated position, and to withdraw to permit thedoor tofall upon withdrawal of the. rod by actuation of the trigger. V

11. Anyanimal trap accordingto claim 1 in which said housing has end walls, and said bait cha nber is formed bya iu-shaped piece of sheet vmetal, the base of said U-shaped piece of sheet stantially at right angles to the plane of the loop of wire, the arms of said wire being secured to the opposite sides of said plate, the ends of the arms being extended and turned laterally outwardly and pivotally received in holes in said -5 pair of walls of the bait chamber.

ALFRED J. HAYDEN. 

